Who finances your Gaming/Tech hobbies?
- Thread starter Ottoman
- Start date
When I did not earn money (2-3 years ago) my parents funded my gaming hobby. (PS2, 360)
Now I that I started earning money myself I don't have a gaming hobby anymore lmao.
I guess that says something huh?
I always was very grateful of my parents for this, and I always respected it. Once I grew up and stated earning, I simply lost interest in gaming. At least to the extent that I did not want to spend a significant amount of money and time on it. I just don't have the free time. And when I finally do I like to spend it on books, movies, internet etc rather than gaming.
I'm always down for a gaming session with friends every once in a blue moon at their place or something. I guess you can call it 'social gaming'
This is just my personal experience. I just want to make it clear: I make no judgements on people who play video games regardless of their age, if something makes you happy and is not harming others or yourself...then do it. You Only Live Once right? hah.
Now I that I started earning money myself I don't have a gaming hobby anymore lmao.
I guess that says something huh?
I always was very grateful of my parents for this, and I always respected it. Once I grew up and stated earning, I simply lost interest in gaming. At least to the extent that I did not want to spend a significant amount of money and time on it. I just don't have the free time. And when I finally do I like to spend it on books, movies, internet etc rather than gaming.
I'm always down for a gaming session with friends every once in a blue moon at their place or something. I guess you can call it 'social gaming'
This is just my personal experience. I just want to make it clear: I make no judgements on people who play video games regardless of their age, if something makes you happy and is not harming others or yourself...then do it. You Only Live Once right? hah.
Well my dad is the one who funds it but I don't go every month nagging him to buy me a game .I bought xbox 360 back in 2010 and I only bought around 4-5 game titles . I bought 3 in the beginning and one after every two year.However my xbox has started to lose it's shape ,because of intense gaming it's wearing out . But since I got a lot going on ,I don't think if I can manage to buy a console and play it .
Ah, your argument..... is sadly full of rationalistic fallacies.
Let me expand your argument and see if you can spot the problem:
What is the point of watching movies? they are pure visual thrill and we learn nothing from them. Are a complete waste of time.
What is the point of buying / reading classics/literatrure? Sure they were written in the Romantic Era and sure they are enlightening to read, but the net effect on our Practical Life is zero.
What is the point of eating Junk food? sure it tastes amazing but we would be infinitely better off eating only healthy food?
What is the point of our lives? We are born, eat sleep ,and work away our lives doing the same thing men have done before us and will do after. How many of us will go on to achive anything meaningful?
See the pattern? If you go down that path of "Gaming is meaningless and Money into dustbin" then there is no end to similar things we do in our lives.
Secondly, I Disagree, gaming is very usefull given the right conditions. Gaming is what hooked me to the PC in the first place, exponentially expanding my interest in Tech to the point where I got the highest marks in University in IT without even studying for any exam. Not only that but I can write articles on Gaming and earn a good buck. Gaming is only as meaningless as YOU make it. Not only that, gaming has been proven to improve the Human Psychology of the masses. The psyche of the children of the 21st century has been scientifically proven to be changing due to the Internet and Games, for the better. I believe one thought pattern was called Associative thinking.
So no, you are welcome to your own opinion but stating it as fact is a fallacy in itself.
As for the actual question. I partially financed it before (Eidis and stuff) and now fully finance it.
Let me expand your argument and see if you can spot the problem:
What is the point of watching movies? they are pure visual thrill and we learn nothing from them. Are a complete waste of time.
What is the point of buying / reading classics/literatrure? Sure they were written in the Romantic Era and sure they are enlightening to read, but the net effect on our Practical Life is zero.
What is the point of eating Junk food? sure it tastes amazing but we would be infinitely better off eating only healthy food?
What is the point of our lives? We are born, eat sleep ,and work away our lives doing the same thing men have done before us and will do after. How many of us will go on to achive anything meaningful?
See the pattern? If you go down that path of "Gaming is meaningless and Money into dustbin" then there is no end to similar things we do in our lives.
Secondly, I Disagree, gaming is very usefull given the right conditions. Gaming is what hooked me to the PC in the first place, exponentially expanding my interest in Tech to the point where I got the highest marks in University in IT without even studying for any exam. Not only that but I can write articles on Gaming and earn a good buck. Gaming is only as meaningless as YOU make it. Not only that, gaming has been proven to improve the Human Psychology of the masses. The psyche of the children of the 21st century has been scientifically proven to be changing due to the Internet and Games, for the better. I believe one thought pattern was called Associative thinking.
So no, you are welcome to your own opinion but stating it as fact is a fallacy in itself.
As for the actual question. I partially financed it before (Eidis and stuff) and now fully finance it.
Spoiler: show
Last edited:
Just curious as to why it it says PS4 against 'My Consoles' on your profile in that case.
On topic: I finance and satisfy my gaming needs on my own, thankfully.
Elder brother financing me for buying the PC Stuff.
i remember all those moments when i was want to upgrade PC COMPONENT, and then i asked my brother for funds that i need and i had the required cash.
But now i want to be independent at least in this regard.:looking:
i remember all those moments when i was want to upgrade PC COMPONENT, and then i asked my brother for funds that i need and i had the required cash.
But now i want to be independent at least in this regard.:looking:
Last edited:
Every 3-4 years my parents upgrade the PC heavily. In-between my own small business etc helps to upgrade the components (more RAM, gaming mice, joypads and other smaller components) every 2 or so years.
My first gaming console was a PS2 which I bought in ~2002, then heavily upgraded the PC in 2008, and then a major upgrade came in mid-2011. All 3 were funded by parents, (a gift for me because I passed O/A Levels).
When I passed first year in uni, got a large ass TV (after much pleading). So yeah, almost all of my gaming needs were met by my parents.
My first gaming console was a PS2 which I bought in ~2002, then heavily upgraded the PC in 2008, and then a major upgrade came in mid-2011. All 3 were funded by parents, (a gift for me because I passed O/A Levels).
When I passed first year in uni, got a large ass TV (after much pleading). So yeah, almost all of my gaming needs were met by my parents.
My father used to buy the top most PCs of the time when he was alive till 2003 ..... and then there was break till 2008 (used the PC he built in 2003 till 2008) .... Since i've been on Job from 2008 till date, i have been making my own PCs from my own finances 
... And i can't thank Allah Almighty enough for providing me everything i wish for ....
... And i can't thank Allah Almighty enough for providing me everything i wish for ....
everything myself for the last 4 years . when you earning and then spend on wt u like. ahhhh maza he aur hai uffdd
I gotta say I have to agree with AlienX here.
When gaming becomes the center of your life you are actually wasting it.
One can argue semantics that FPS makes your skills faster, your reaction time better and all other things.
But at the end of the day , it's not increasing your intelligence and making you a better person in this world, which is the crux of life.
I have a gaming PC, I entirely bought it myself but needless to say after completing games, I do feel happy for a day , but then blame myself for wasting my time and life.
And then buy the next game.
the problem is , it's such an addiction, you can't get rid of it. And people don't want to accept they are addicted to the world of gaming.
When gaming becomes the center of your life you are actually wasting it.
One can argue semantics that FPS makes your skills faster, your reaction time better and all other things.
But at the end of the day , it's not increasing your intelligence and making you a better person in this world, which is the crux of life.
I have a gaming PC, I entirely bought it myself but needless to say after completing games, I do feel happy for a day , but then blame myself for wasting my time and life.
And then buy the next game.
the problem is , it's such an addiction, you can't get rid of it. And people don't want to accept they are addicted to the world of gaming.
Well every minute you are earning in game +XP you are foregoing real world +XP that will 'actually' help you in the 'real' Real world.
Sent from my MI 2SC using Tapatalk
By such standards any hobby is a waste of time.
I took half as much time to learn driving a car as my siblings. I could parallel park without even learning how to on my first try. Because of driving games.
I've played strategy games since I was 10 and that has evolved my multitasking abilities.
I can handle a gun without being told how to.
Sent from my GT-I9003 using Tapatalk 2
I took half as much time to learn driving a car as my siblings. I could parallel park without even learning how to on my first try. Because of driving games.
I've played strategy games since I was 10 and that has evolved my multitasking abilities.
I can handle a gun without being told how to.
Sent from my GT-I9003 using Tapatalk 2
We have disabled traderscore and are working on a fix. There was a bug with the plugin | Click for Discord
- No one is chatting at the moment.
-
Necrokiller:
Phil should be held responsible for this shitfest too, just like Sarah, but it's highly likely that these decisions are coming from Satya. And this isn't even the end of it. More closures are coming. -
SolitarySoldier:
if we are moving towards more and more popular trash across platforms that make billions for companies, I'm happy with all the barriers and exclusivity because at least that brings some pressure to create good stuff. -
SolitarySoldier:
Phil keeps talking about breaking barriers to gaming, making it accessible on all platforms yada yada, while killing competition and creativity at the same time. the fact that i actually believed him for a second lol
-
SolitarySoldier:
"These changes are not a reflection of the creativity and skill of the talented individuals at these teams or the risks they took to try new things" ... seems to me that's exactly what it is
-
XPremiuM:
Microsoft deserves all the hate they can get. Seriously i can't explain how much i want to curse them out. -
XPremiuM:
They could've sold the studios instead of closing them, but the nazi bastards just didn't want competition down the road.
-
XPremiuM:
What's the f*** is wrong with them? I mean really? Have they completely lost it? F***ing retards.
-
XPremiuM:
So i just found out that f***ing s***bag Microsoft shut down Arkane Studio (makers of the brilliant Dishonored series) and Tango Gameworks (makers of the iconic The Evil Within series), among some other studios. I just want to say a giant F*** Y**! to Microsoft. THEY'VE F***ED UP BIG TIME this time.
-
XPremiuM:
Started Dead Island 2, and i find it pretty lame. The story is shit. The characters are either cringe or bland (all 6 of them), The gameplay isn't fun. Even the goddamn zombies don't behave like proper zombies. They're all fast & intelligent unlike how zombies are supposed to be like. Any fan of "zombie" genre cannot possibly like this shitfest of a game. Dying Light 2 was million times better than this shit.
